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The Changeover
Margaret Mahy
Paperback (Harpercollins Pub Ltd, June 30, 2003)Carnegie medal-winning supernatural romance from Margaret Mahy. The face in the mirror. From the moment she saw it, Laura Chant knwe that something dreadful was going to happen. It wasn't the first time she'd been forewarned. But never before had anything so terrible happened. The horrifyingly evil Carmody Braque touched and branded her little brother -- and now Jacko was very ill, getting steadily worse. There was only one way to save him. Laura had to change over: had to release her supernatural powers. And that meant joining forces with the extraordinary and enigmatic Sorenson Carlisle!
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A Lion in the Meadow
Margaret Mahy
Paperback (Puffin Bks, May 25, 1995)What would you do if you knew there was a lion in the meadow, but your mother wouldn't believe you and gave you a matchbox with a dragon to scare the away the lion...and in fact the dragon was there too?
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A Lion in the Meadow
Margaret Mahy
Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, June 1, 1992)A young boy uses a matchbox to chase away an unfriendly lion
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Haunting, The
Margaret Mahy
Paperback (Yearling, Jan. 1, 1991)After a shy and rather withdrawn eight-year-old begins receiving frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which could be considered a curse or a rare gift.
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Footsteps Through The Fog
Margaret Mahy
eBook (NZ ePenguin, Dec. 2, 2013)Unlike her brothers and sisters, Anthea cannot see, so when they all go to the beach one day, their mother tells them to take care of her. While they are all playing on the sand, a thick fog rolls in from the ocean. Suddenly it's up to Anthea to get everyone home safely. Written by the legendary Margaret Mahy and with artwork by master illustrator Gavin Bishop, this is a beautifully told story that will give readers young and old a new perspective on blindness. Mahy and Bishop have both donated their royalties for this project to the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind.
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The man whose mother was a pirate
Margaret Mahy
Hardcover (J.M. Dent, March 15, 1985)A man gives up his office job and runs off to sea with his old mother who used to be a pirate.
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The Witch in the Cherry Tree
Margaret Mahy
Hardcover (Parents' Magazine Press, March 15, 1974)None
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Door in the Air, The
Margaret Mahy
Paperback (Yearling, March 1, 1993)A collection of stories peopled by wizards and dancing wolves in which wind is rideable and art is edible
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Jam: A true story
Margaret Mahy
Hardcover (Atlantic Monthly Press, March 15, 1985)While Mrs. Castle works as an atomic scientist, Mr. Castle takes care of the house and children so efficiently that he soon finds himself with nothing to do until the backyard plum tree gives him an idea.
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Tingleberries, Tuckertubs and Telephones
Margaret Mahy
Hardcover (Viking Books for Young Readers, Feb. 1, 1996)A madcap adventure story portrays a terribly shy orphan who is given a chance to transform himself, fall in love, and defeat a gang of ruffian pirates with the help of tingleberry ice cream and other unusual objects.
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Belle of the West: The True Story of Belle Starr
Margaret Rau
Library Binding (Morgan Reynolds Pub, June 1, 2001)Recounts the life of the legendary female outlaw known as the Bandit Queen.
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Grandma's Windmills: and Wild Worms
Margaret Muir
eBook (, Feb. 22, 2015)‘Grandma's Windmills’ introduces young children to wind power as a source of energy. All Jake wants to buy at the showground is a plastic windmill but there are none for sale. So his Grandma takes him on a hunt for real windmills.Worms are good for the environment and help to dispose of waste. In ‘Wild Worms’, Grandad has a worm farm and every day Simon helps to feed the worms. But when the worms grow too big and numerous, Grandad has a major problem. Fact and fantasy collide to resolve the problem.